Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as in the sectors led shares .
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 unchanged 0.00%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO), which rose 2.94% or 24.00 points to trade at 840.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Ashtead Group PLC (LON:AHT) added 2.44% or 40.00 points to end at 1678.00 and InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LON:IHG) was up 2.34% or 90.00 points to 3937.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mediclinic International PLC (LON:MDCM), which fell 3.00% or 23.50 points to trade at 759.00 at the close. Associated British Foods PLC (LON:ABF) declined 2.04% or 54.00 points to end at 2595.00 and Schroders PLC (LON:SDR) was down 1.75% or 54.00 points to 3040.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1128 to 853 and 420 ended unchanged.
Shares in InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LON:IHG) rose to all time highs; up 2.34% or 90.00 to 3937.00.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.51% or 6.35 to $1247.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.39% or 0.69 to hit $50.20 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.88% or 0.46 to trade at $53.00 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.47% to 1.2493, while EUR/GBP fell 0.85% to 0.8585.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 100.02.